The big ten
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The big ten |
 | |
| Country of production |
 Austria
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| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 1983-1993 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Broadcasting cycle |
Monthly (Sundays) |
| genre | music show |
| Theme music | Herbie Hancock - Just Around the Corner |
| Moderation | Udo Huber |
| First broadcast | January 30, 1983 on ORF 1 |
The Big Ten was a broadcast on ORF television that was broadcast between January 1983 and the end of 1993 .
The program was broadcast once a month in the Sunday evening program at 5:45 p.m. and achieved high ratings in the 1980s because it showed video clips , which happened in the television landscape of that time before the widespread introduction of cable television, before the start of private television and well Decade before the mass spread of private satellite reception was hardly possible elsewhere.
When the Big Ten went on the air for the first time on January 30, 1983 (Number 1 was Culture Club with Do You Really Want to Hurt Me ), the format had already been tried out, as Udo Huber had already been broadcasting the radio for a year at that time. Show Hit wähl with had moderated very successfully.
The program was always pre-produced in front of an audience in a different, mostly rural discotheque. Between the (almost never played out) clips, the moderator welcomed star guests. Udo Huber, who soon became nicknamed “Mr. Hitparade ”, remained the presenter for ten years until he was replaced by Dominic Heinzl in 1993 . Shortly afterwards the program was discontinued.
The last number one featured was on Meat Loaf's December 1993 show I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) .
The Big Ten was one of the first ORF programs to receive massive direct sponsorship from the advertising industry (especially Coca-Cola ). Just Around the Corner by Herbie Hancock served as a concise signature of the program .
See also
Individual evidence
Web links
- Udo Huber and the Big Ten
- The Big Ten in the Internet Movie Database (English)